The Lower House. 77

Slaves and for takeing away the Benefit of Clergy from Certain
Offenders and to an Act Entituled an Act to prevent the Tumultuous
and Other Irregularities of Negroes and Other Slaves and directing
the manner of trying Slaves and the Paper Bill thereof Indorsed, by
the Upper House of Assembly
May 20^th 1737 read and passed for Ingrossing. The Ingrossed
Bill was here read and Assented to. The Paper Bill Indorsed. The
Ingrossed Bill whereof this is the Original is read and assented to by
this House was Sent to the Upper House by M^r Magruder and M^r
Courts.

M^r Denton Delivers to the Clerk a Bond Executed by William
Rogers payable to Col Hammond Treasurer of the Western Shore
for the use of the Province of Maryland in the pennalty of £ioo Con-
ditioned for the payment of £50 :0: 0 which was ordered to be Deliv-
ered to Col Hammond by the Clerk.
The House Adjourns untill 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Merediem. The House met According to Adjournment &c.
A Bill Entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act for Erecting a
Town at Joppa in Baltemore County read the Second time by an
Especial order and will pass which Bill was Sent to the Up^r House
by M^r Mathews & M^r Sheredine
The Bill Entituled an Act for the relief of William Torver of
London Merchant Read the second time and passed and Sent to the
Upper House by M^r Stoughton and M^r Magruder.
The Bill Entituled an Act Empowering the Justices of Prince
Georges County To Levy on the Taxable Inhabitants of Queen Ann
Parish in the said County the Sum of £250 Current money of Mary-
land for the uses therein mentioned Read the Second time and will
not pass.
The House Adjourns until to morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Wednesday morning May 25^th 1737.

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a

M^r Smith from the Committee of Elections and Priviledges De-
livers M^r Speaker The following- Report.

By the Committee of Elections and Priviledges 18^th May 1737

Your Committee having Examined the Writ; and the Indentures
of M^r Grundy Pemberton a Member returned from Queen Anns
County to Serve this Session Doe find him duly Elected
Signed p order James Warrin Cl Committee

May 25